General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GRANITE MARKER RESTS ON WOODEN BASE, & IS SUPPORTED BY METAL FRAME

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

126.7 cm

Width

126.0 cm

Height

180.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

651.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Landmarks

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

C.1858-1965

Canada

LAND NOW KNOWN AS POINT PLEASANT PARK SOLD BY HEIRS OF JOHNATHON STERNS TO KING GEORGE III ON JUNE 18, 1798. ON FEB. 8, 1858 THISPROPERTY WAS GRANTED TO SECRETARY OF WAR (GREAT BRITAIN) BY DEPT. OF CROWN LANDS IN HALIFAX. GRANT SKETCH SHOWS MARKERS. PERAMBULATION PLAN OF WAR DEPT. PROPERTY (1895) LISTS STONE AS WD VI.

Function

TO MARK & IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITE ON THE BOUNDARY LINE OF A SURVEYED AREA

Technical

INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF MARKER DATING PRE-CONFEDERATION. PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S., S.L.S. THESE MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS. OF CANADIAN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

`W [UP-ARROW SYMBOL] O' DEEPLY INCISED ON 3 SIDES OF SQUARED STONE COLUMN; `W [UP-ARROW SYMBOL] D/ No 6' CUT INTO 4TH SIDE. ROW OF REGULARLY SPACED GROOVES CUT ALONG TWO CORNER EDGES OF LOWER HALF OF MONUMENT

Missing

NONE From CA of 02/24/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

ROUGH GREY STONE WITH GREY FLECK HAS BEEN CUT & DRESSED, DISPLAY BASE PAINTED WHITE. STONE PILLAR SUPPORTED BY BLACK METAL FRAME

Decoration

N/A